Enhanced sample processing devices, systems and methods
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05B-006/64
G01N-021/00
출원번호
US-0622643
(2007-01-12)
등록번호
US-7435933
(2008-10-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Bedingham,William
Robole,Barry W.
Rajagopal,Raj
출원인 / 주소
3M Innovative Properties Company
인용정보
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27인용 특허 :
52
초록
Devices, systems, and methods for processing sample materials. The sample materials may be located in a plurality of process chambers in the device, which is rotated during heating of the sample materials.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of processing sample material comprising: providing a device comprising one or more process chamber arrays, each of the process chamber arrays comprising a loading chamber and a process chamber; providing sample material in the loading chamber of at least one o
The invention claimed is: 1. A method of processing sample material comprising: providing a device comprising one or more process chamber arrays, each of the process chamber arrays comprising a loading chamber and a process chamber; providing sample material in the loading chamber of at least one of the process chamber arrays; moving the sample material from the loading chamber to the process chamber by rotating the device; providing paramagnetic particles within the sample material located in the process chamber; providing a magnet proximate the device; rotating the device such that the paramagnetic particles within the sample material are subjected to the magnetic field of the magnet during the rotating; moving the sample material from the process chamber to an output chamber by rotating the device; and filtering the paramagnetic particles from the sample material by passing the sample material through a filter located between the process chamber and the output chamber. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a plurality of the process chamber arrays. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the rotating comprises rotating the device at varying speeds. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing paramagnetic particles comprises providing the paramagnetic particles in the loading chamber and moving the paramagnetic particles to the sample material in the process chamber by rotating the device. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the paramagnetic particles are subjected to the magnetic field while moving between the loading chamber and the process chamber. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sample material comprises residual reaction materials and wherein the method further comprises using the paramagnetic particles to remove the residual reaction materials from the sample material. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the residual reaction materials comprise Sanger sequencing reaction products, and further wherein the paramagnetic particles comprise dye terminator removal material. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the paramagnetic particles are located in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the paramagnetic particles are dried down in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein providing paramagnetic particles within the sample material comprises locating the paramagnetic particles in a porous structure through which the sample material moves. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising mixing the paramagnetic particles within the sample material by subjecting the paramagnetic particles to magnetic forces pulling opposite directions intermittently. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising facilitating the mixing of the paramagnetic particles in the process chamber by varying the rotational speed of the device. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein rotating the device comprises rotating the device about an axis of rotation, and wherein the magnet is located between the process chamber and the axis of rotation. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the device comprises a multilayered composite structure comprising a substrate, a first layer attached to a first major side of the substrate, and a second layer attached to a second major side of the substrate. 15. A method of processing sample material comprising: providing a device comprising one or more process chamber arrays, each of the process chamber arrays comprising a loading chamber and a process chamber; providing sample material in the loading chamber of at least one of the process chamber arrays, wherein the sample material comprises residual reaction materials, wherein the residual reaction materials comprise Sanger sequencing reaction products; moving the sample material from the loading chamber to the process chamber by rotating the device; providing paramagnetic particles within the sample material located in the process chamber, wherein the paramagnetic particles comprise dye terminator removal material; providing a magnet proximate the device; rotating the device such that the paramagnetic particles within the sample material are subjected to the magnetic field of the magnet during the rotating; and using the paramagnetic particles to remove the residual reaction materials from the sample material. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the device comprises a plurality of the process chamber arrays. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the rotating comprises rotating the device at varying speeds. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein providing paramagnetic particles comprises providing the paramagnetic particles in the loading chamber and moving the paramagnetic particles to the sample material in the process chamber by rotating the device. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the paramagnetic particles are subjected to the magnetic field while moving between the loading chamber and the process chamber. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein the paramagnetic particles are located in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the paramagnetic particles are dried down in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 22. The method of claim 15, wherein providing paramagnetic particles within the sample material comprises locating the paramagnetic particles in a porous structure through which the sample material moves. 23. The method of claim 15, further comprising mixing the paramagnetic particles within the sample material by subjecting the paramagnetic particles to magnetic forces pulling opposite directions intermittently. 24. The method of claim 15, further comprising facilitating the mixing of the paramagnetic particles in the process chamber by varying the rotational speed of the device. 25. The method of claim 15, wherein rotating the device comprises rotating the device about an axis of rotation, and wherein the magnet is located between the process chamber and the axis of rotation. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the device comprises a multilayered composite structure comprising a substrate, a first layer attached to a first major side of the substrate, and a second layer attached to a second major side of the substrate. 27. A method of processing sample material comprising: providing a device comprising one or more process chamber arrays, each of the process chamber arrays comprising a loading chamber and a process chamber; providing sample material in the loading chamber of at least one of the process chamber arrays; moving the sample material from the loading chamber to the process chamber by rotating the device; providing paramagnetic particles within the sample material located in the process chamber, wherein providing paramagnetic particles within the sample material comprises locating the paramagnetic particles in a porous structure through which the sample material moves; providing a magnet proximate the device; and rotating the device such that the paramagnetic particles within the sample material are subjected to the magnetic field of the magnet during the rotating. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the device comprises a plurality of the process chamber arrays. 29. The method of claim 27, wherein the rotating comprises rotating the device at varying speeds. 30. The method of claim 27, wherein providing paramagnetic particles comprises providing the paramagnetic particles in the loading chamber and moving the paramagnetic particles to the sample material in the process chamber by rotating the device. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the paramagnetic particles are subjected to the magnetic field while moving between the loading chamber and the process chamber. 32. The method of claim 27, wherein the sample material comprises residual reaction materials and wherein the method further comprises using the paramagnetic particles to remove the residual reaction materials from the sample material. 33. The method of claim 27, wherein the paramagnetic particles are located in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 34. The method of claim 33, wherein the paramagnetic particles are dried down in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 35. The method of claim 27, further comprising mixing the paramagnetic particles within the sample material by subjecting the paramagnetic particles to magnetic forces pulling opposite directions intermittently. 36. The method of claim 35, further comprising facilitating the mixing of the paramagnetic particles in the process chamber by varying the rotational speed of the device. 37. The method of claim 27, wherein rotating the device comprises rotating the device about an axis of rotation, and wherein the magnet is located between the process chamber and the axis of rotation. 38. The method of claim 37, wherein the device comprises a multilayered composite structure comprising a substrate, a first layer attached to a first major side of the substrate, and a second layer attached to a second major side of the substrate. 39. A method of processing sample material comprising: providing a device comprising one or more process chamber arrays, each of the process chamber arrays comprising a loading chamber and a process chamber, wherein the device comprises a multilayered composite structure comprising a substrate, a first layer attached to a first major side of the substrate, and a second layer attached to a second major side of the substrate; providing sample material in the loading chamber of at least one of the process chamber arrays; moving the sample material from the loading chamber to the process chamber by rotating the device; providing paramagnetic particles within the sample material located in the process chamber; providing a magnet proximate the device; and rotating the device such that the paramagnetic particles within the sample material are subjected to the magnetic field of the magnet during the rotating, wherein rotating the device comprises rotating the device about an axis of rotation, and wherein the magnet is located between the process chamber and the axis of rotation. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the device comprises a plurality of the process chamber arrays. 41. The method of claim 39, wherein the rotating comprises rotating the device at varying speeds. 42. The method of claim 39, wherein providing paramagnetic particles comprises providing the paramagnetic particles in the loading chamber and moving the paramagnetic particles to the sample material in the process chamber by rotating the device. 43. The method of claim 42, wherein the paramagnetic particles are subjected to the magnetic field while moving between the loading chamber and the process chamber. 44. The method of claim 39, wherein the sample material comprises residual reaction materials and wherein the method further comprises using the paramagnetic particles to remove the residual reaction materials from the sample material. 45. The method of claim 39, wherein the paramagnetic particles are located in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 46. The method of claim 45, wherein the paramagnetic particles are dried down in the process chamber before the sample material is moved into the process chamber. 47. The method of claim 39, further comprising mixing the paramagnetic particles within the sample material by subjecting the paramagnetic particles to magnetic forces pulling opposite directions intermittently. 48. The method of claim 47 further comprising facilitating the mixing of the paramagnetic particles in the process chamber by varying the rotational speed of the device.
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